EPA v. KMCO INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C). 2. KMCO, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 16503 RAMSEY ROAD CROSBY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77532 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY 1) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1992 (N-BUTYL ALCHOL), 2) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1993 (N-BUTYL ALCHOL), AND 3) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1992 (CERTAIN GLYCOL ETHERS). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $75,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• KMCO INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KMCO INCORPORATED

  16503 RAMSEY RD., CROSBY, TX, 77532

  Registry ID: 110000463249

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KMCO, INC.entered 1998-03-12

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $31,875

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-12-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-03-12Final Order Issued
• 1998-03-30Compliance Achieved
• 1998-04-08Enforcement Action Closed